Beyond stereotypes

Posted on May 29, 2017 by Meisaan Chan

Compassion is not about being nice;
compassion is about self-control
and using fire to cleanse, not to destroy

© Meisaan Chan

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I never disappear, says the Lord

Posted on May 26, 2017 by Meisaan Chan

I never disappear, says the Lord
so if you don’t find me on the surface
find me in the depths

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A prayer when in shards

Posted on May 25, 2017 by Meisaan Chan

O God of union
heal my fragmented soul
for eternity is but one everlasting yes
and I, in shards, am far from it

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All the ways you comfort me!

Posted on May 24, 2017 by Meisaan Chan

All the ways you comfort me!
All the ways that words become hands
and hands become sweet, soothing balm,
all the ways word becomes flesh

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Practicing focus is the practice of sacrifice

Posted on May 23, 2017 by Meisaan Chan

To sacrifice the moment’s gratification for something bigger
is a practice that strengthens the soul
a type of burning, brandishing fire

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Dimensions

Posted on May 22, 2017 by Meisaan Chan

Happiness is one-dimensional
Joy is two-dimensional
Suffering is three-dimensional
Praise is all, all, all

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What are you looking for?

Posted on May 19, 2017 by Meisaan Chan

What are you looking for?
Look at you as you look:
be aware of what you truly seek

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The way out

Posted on May 18, 2017 by Meisaan Chan

claim your emptiness
claim your helplessness
claim me

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In the face of hardship or risk or uncertainty

Posted on May 17, 2017 by Meisaan Chan

Spend 99% of your energy
determining if you are on the right path.
When you are, everything else is irrelevant.
Just keep going.

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The undiscerning moment

Posted on May 16, 2017 by Meisaan Chan

Without food or touch the spirit falls to sleep,
hibernating until more favorable conditions appear –
if these don’t come, the spirit can sleep forever
but the slightest scent arouses voracious hunger;
this is the most precarious time, for it will consume anything

© Meisaan Chan

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